Café Fresco
- Open by 6am
London · Westminster, Victoria & Pimlico
Cafés in Westminster, Victoria & Pimlico
The 1946 Regency Cafe, competition coffee at Formative, Lebanese ka'ak on Buckingham Palace Road and TomTom's own focaccia on Ebury Street.
Photo: Chengxin Zhao, Pexels License
Lord Grosvenor contracted Thomas Cubitt in 1825 to build Pimlico on marsh reclaimed with soil from the St Katharine Docks dig, and Cubitt laid out its grid of white stucco terraces.1 The district runs from Victoria Station to the Thames, with Vauxhall Bridge Road on its east side, and only joined the Underground in 1972 as a late addition to the Victoria line.1
East of that road, around Victoria Street and Whitehall, the customers are office workers and the hours show it. Café Fresco and Cafe Nuvo both open at 06:00 on weekdays, and Ravello follows at 06:30.
Local tip: Regency Cafe closes at 15:30 and doesn't open on Sunday, so a late breakfast on Regency Street has to happen on a weekday or Saturday.
At a glance
99Cafés listed
22With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: Café Fresco, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–16:00).
- Closes latest: Melissa, until 23:00 (Mon–Fri 07:00–23:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–23:00).
- Most listed streets: Broadway (4), Buckingham Gate (4), Horseferry Road (4).
- Most common features: wheelchair access (8%), outdoor seating (7%), takeaway (6%).
Caffe Grana
Common Breads
- Takeaway
- Card payment
Crumpets
Green Cafe
Peggy Porschen Belgravia
- Card payment
Pimlico Fresh
- Takeaway
- Vegetarian options
- Brunch
Ravello
- Takeaway
- Wheelchair access
Regency Cafe
ScandiKitchen Cafe & Shop - Victoria
- Vegetarian options
- Brunch
Stullen
Suzette Garden
The Roasting
TomTom Coffee House
- Card payment
Cafe Nuvo
- Open by 6am
Cafe Victoria
Coffee Geek and Friends
Crush Tomato
- Outdoor seating
- Card payment
- Partial wheelchair access
Melissa
- Smoke-free indoors
- Open late
The Wagon
Alma
Astral Café
Ben Venuti
Blues & Royals
- Takeaway
Broadway Cafe
Café Ciel
Cafe De Royale
Café Des Négociants
Cafe Fresco
Casa María
Chez Antoinette
Coffee Addict
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
DDK Kitchen
- Partial wheelchair access
Djanogly Café
Ebury Edge
English Rose
Nothing matches those filters here. See all cafés in London.
Coffee chains in Westminster, Victoria & Pimlico
Chain
Starbucks
Show 9 locations
- 137 Victoria St
- 15 Victoria Street
- 16-18 Palmer StreetMon–Fri 06:00–19:00 · Sat 09:00–17:00
- 17 Broadway
- 180 Buckingham Palace Road
- 27 Victoria StreetMon–Fri 06:00–19:30 · Sat–Sun 08:00–19:30
- 40 Villiers Street
- 98 Buckingham Palace RoadMon–Fri 05:30–21:30 · Sat–Sun 06:00–21:00
- Terminus Place
Chain
Costa Coffee
Show 7 locations
- Westminster, Victoria & Pimlico
- 115 Buckingham Palace Road
- 115 Buckingham Palace Road Victoria Station
- 17 Embankment Place
- 3 Cardinal WalkMon–Fri 06:30–19:00 · Sat 06:30–20:00 · Sun 07:30–18:00
- 34 Broadway
- 70 Bridge StreetMon–Fri 06:00–22:00 · Sat 07:00–21:00 · Sun 08:30–20:00
Chain
Caffè Nero
Show 9 locations
- 115 Buckingham Palace RoadMon–Fri 06:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 06:30–19:00
- Nero Express, 123 Buckingham Palace RoadDaily 07:00–15:00
- 31-35 Warwick WayMon–Sat 06:30–20:30 · Sun 07:30–20:00
- 53 Marsham StreetMon–Fri 07:00–18:30 · Sat 08:30–18:00 · Sun 08:30–17:30
- 6 Wilcox Place, 105 Victoria Street
- 6-9 Elizabeth Street, Victoria
- 60-61 Trafalgar SquareMon–Fri 06:30–21:00 · Sat 07:00–21:00 · Sun 07:30–20:00
- 70 Bridge StreetMon–Fri 06:00–21:30 · Sat 07:00–21:30 · Sun 07:30–21:00
- Nero Express, Victoria Central, Victoria Station, London, Greater London, SW1V 1JUDaily 05:30–23:00
Chain
Joe & The Juice
Chain
Pret A Manger
Chain
Black Sheep Coffee
- 189 Victoria Street
- 6-9 Elizabeth StreetMon–Fri 05:45–19:00 · Sat 06:30–19:00 · Sun 07:00–19:00
Chain
Benugo
Chain
Hagen
Chain
Urban Baristas
Chain
Caffè Concerto
- 4-5 Northumberland AvenueDaily 07:00–23:00
Chain
Notes Coffee
Chain
Redemption Roasters
Chain
Change Please
Chain
Coffee Republic
Chain
Colicci
Chain
Hermanos Colombian Coffee Roasters
- 21 Terminus PlaceMon–Fri 06:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 07:30–18:00
Regency Cafe on Regency Street
Regency Cafe opened in 1946 on the border of Westminster and Pimlico and went to the Italian immigrants Antonio Perotti and Gino Schiavetta in 1986; Perotti's daughter Claudia and Schiavetta's son Marco ran it from 1994 until they retired in 2024.2 Films from Layer Cake to Rocketman have shot there.2
New owners, Fevzi and Zafer Gungor, had it open again by July 2025.3 They talked to Time Out about merchandise, a possible halal kitchen and sites in cities such as Berlin and Dubai, while saying their immediate focus was Regency Street.3 The menu stays with lasagne, omelettes, baked potatoes and cooked breakfasts.3 Service stops at 15:30.
Formative Coffee near Buckingham Green
Butler Place is the opposite kind of room. Formative Coffee's founder, Ian, a multiple national barista champion, opened the Victoria shop in March 2019 to prove that central London could carry extraordinary coffee; it was runner-up for World's Best New Cafe at the Sprudge Awards in its first year.4 Covid shut it on its first anniversary, and recovery took about 18 months.4
He placed sixth at the 2024 World Barista Championship, and the shop lists a second place at that year's UK Barista Championship.45 Beans sell in four tiers, Benchmark, Exceptional, Competition and Future, under a stated aim of building the future of specialty coffee.5
Ebury Street and Elizabeth Street
TomTom Coffee House sits on the corner of Ebury Street and Elizabeth Street, and pours Allpress beans.6 The kitchen does its own baking: focaccia comes out every morning for the toasties, cakes are baked through the day, and the signature lattes are peanut butter and Spanish rose.6 Shakshouka and açai bowls fill out the all-day menu.6 Peggy Porschen Belgravia, next door at No. 116, stays open until 20:00 daily, two hours beyond TomTom on a weekday.
Lebanese bread on Buckingham Palace Road
Common Breads bills itself as a slice of Beirut in Belgravia.7 Its specialties are ka'ak, the purse-shaped street bread of Lebanon, and manouche flatbread, with salads and sweet things made fresh each day.7 It keeps 08:00–18:00 all week. For a Scandinavian alternative on the same road, ScandiKitchen Cafe & Shop - Victoria at No. 38 opens half an hour earlier on weekdays, which suits a train out of Victoria before 08:00.
Sources
- Pimlico, Wikipedia, accessed November 2026
- Regency Cafe, Wikipedia, accessed November 2026
- Iconic London caff the Regency Cafe has reopened and it's got massive expansion plans (July 23, 2025), Time Out London, accessed November 2026
- Our story, Formative Coffee, accessed November 2026
- Formative Coffee, Formative Coffee, accessed November 2026
- TomTom Coffee House, TomTom, accessed November 2026
- Common Breads, Common Breads, accessed November 2026
Keep exploring
More of London
Soho & Fitzrovia
150 cafés
Covent Garden & Holborn
146 cafésBloomsbury
74 cafés
Clerkenwell & Farringdon
78 cafés
Shoreditch & Hoxton
111 cafés
The City
127 cafés
Spitalfields & Whitechapel
112 cafés
Islington & Angel
103 cafés
Bethnal Green & Mile End
85 cafés
Hackney & London Fields
119 cafés
Camden, Primrose Hill & Kentish Town
104 cafésMayfair & St James's
66 cafésMarylebone
89 cafés
South Bank, Borough & Bermondsey
142 cafés
Notting Hill
81 cafésPaddington & Bayswater
73 cafésChelsea, South Kensington & Knightsbridge
101 cafésKensington, Earl's Court & Fulham
93 cafésSt John's Wood, Maida Vale & Kilburn
90 cafésIn Westminster, Victoria & Pimlico, also browse: Specialty coffee Outdoor seating Wi-Fi Bakery cafés Brunch Open late
FAQ
Westminster, Victoria & Pimlico cafés: questions
Who owns the Regency Cafe in Westminster, London now?
Fevzi and Zafer Gungor own the Regency Cafe, which they had open again by July 2025. The café dates from 1946, and went to Antonio Perotti and Gino Schiavetta in 1986; their children ran it from 1994 until retiring in 2024. Service runs from 07:00 to 15:30, Monday to Saturday.
Who runs Formative Coffee in Westminster, London?
Formative Coffee was founded by Ian, a multiple national barista champion who placed sixth at the 2024 World Barista Championship. The Victoria shop opened in March 2019, was runner-up for World's Best New Cafe at the Sprudge Awards in its first year, and sells beans in four tiers.
What is ka'ak and where can you buy it in Pimlico and Victoria, London?
Ka'ak is a purse-shaped street bread from Lebanon. Common Breads at 110 Buckingham Palace Road specializes in it, along with manouche flatbread, and adds salads and sweet things made fresh each day. It opens from 08:00 to 18:00 every day of the week.
For café owners
Own a café in Westminster, Victoria & Pimlico?
Free listings are free for good. A featured page gives you photos, a menu and your own URL, in your café's own design, for less than a coffee a day.